The U.S. Department of Justice's final rule on protecting Americans' sensitive data from foreign adversaries is now in effect. Baker McKenzie Partners Brian Hengesbaugh and Janet Kim write the final rule represents a novel approach to U.S. national security concerns related to sensitive personal and government-related data and can be difficult to parse for legal and privacy professionals.
Quebec's data protection authority, Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec, published guidance for citizens who may have had their genetic data compromised following the bankruptcy of testing company 23andMe.
EU privacy rights group NOYB criticized efforts by the European Commission to reform the EU General Data Protection Regulation's Procedural Regulation to promote cross-border cooperation among national data protection authorities, Euronews reports.
The Connecticut Attorney General's Office released a report containing the actions the agency completed last year to promote compliance with the state Data Privacy Act.
Six Chinese government agencies, including the People's Bank of China and the National Financial Regulatory Administration, released joint guidelines for facilitating the cross-border sharing of domestic and foreign financial institutions' data. The guidelines clarify the circumstances and conditions for transfers, as well as security assessment exemptions and where standard contractual clauses can be applied.Full story
Twenty-two U.S. state attorneys general filed an amicus brief challenging what they argue is the "illegal" removal of former U.S. Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter.
Reuters reports Alphabet's Google plans to appeal the "adverse" portions of a recent U.S. court decision that found the company was a monopoly. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Judge Leonie Brinkema recently found the company liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets related to publisher advertising servers and ad exchanges. Google said the judge issued a "mixed decision." The U.S.
The update of Google's Results About You tool better allows users to enter their personal data and receive notifications about where that data has been published on the internet, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company promises not to use the information for any other purpose. Users can review search results and ask Google to delete the information.Full story
The fields of privacy, AI governance, cybersecurity law and digital responsibility are intersecting more than ever before. To help the understand and serve these colliding disciplines, the IAPP is calling for participation in its annual Governance Survey. This iteration of the survey will broadly explore governance operations, staffing and resourcing across geographies and sectors.Full story
Euractiv reports members of the European Parliament criticized Meta after a former worker testified the technology platform would target teenagers who were experiencing depression. It comes as the European Commission is close to finishing its guidelines on how to handle young users' safety under the Digital Services Act.Full story